INSPIRE-100

How to Update Firmware

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Windows LaptopUSB Cable INSPIRE-100

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

One end with micro-USB

connector

FIRMWARE UPDATE OVERVIEW

Download

Arduino

Builder

Install

Arduino

Builder

Install

INSPIRE-100

Firmware

Release

Download

INSPIRE-100

Firmware

Release

Each Firmware release has 2 files –one for each

controller in the INSPIRE-100 system

INSPIRE-100_master.ino.mega.hex INSPIRE-100_slave.ino.nodemcu.bin

Needs to be done only once

DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER

STEP 1

Click on

“Update System Firmware”

Open URL in your browser

https://www.inspire-100.com

Click on

Arduino Builder

One-time Download

DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER

STEP 2

Read and Dismiss the information

popup

Depending upon your settings, a new

tab may open in your browser. Delete

that tab after download is complete

The .exe is downloaded to your

Downloads folder

DOWNLOAD ARDUINO BUILDER

STEP 3

INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER

STEP 1

Your laptop’s anti-virus software will

sanitize the file automatically

You will need admin privileges on your

laptop to execute this file

Double Click on the .exe file to execute

Find the downloaded .exe file (in your

Downloads folder)

INSTALL ARDUINO

BUILDER STEP 2

Click on “Next”

The Arduino Builder installer will

guide you step-by-step

INSTALL ARDUINO

BUILDER STEP 3

Click on “Install”

INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER

STEP 4

Click on “Finish”

INSTALL ARDUINO BUILDER

STEP 5

You can now delete the .exe file in

your Downloads folder

Arduino Builder is installed!

DOWNLOAD A FIRMWARE RELEASE

DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 1

Click on

“Update System Firmware”

Open URL in your browser

https://www.inspire-100.com

Click on the download icon button

next to the release you wish to

download (1.0.1 in this example)

DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 2

Read and Dismiss the information

popup

A .zip is downloaded to your

Downloads folder

DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 3

Click on the “Extract All” button

Double click on the

downloaded .zip file to open it

DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 4

Release is now downloaded and ready to

be uploaded to the INSPIRE-100 system

It should show two files within it

INSPIRE-100_slave.ino.nodemcu.bin INSPIRE-100_master.ino.mega.hex

A folder with the same name as the

release tag will be created

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 1

Search for “Arduino Builder”

on the laptop

Click on

“Freematics Arduino Builder”

in the search window

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 2

Arduino Builder app

window will open

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 3

Connect laptop’s USB port to the micro-USB port

labelled “Controller” on the back of the control

panel of the INSPIRE system

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 4

Check “Verify” box

Select “Arduino Mega 2560/ADK”

from the dropdown menu in the

“Target” field

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 5

Select INSPIRE-

100_master.ino.mega.hex from

the extracted release folder

Click “Load Sketch/Binary”

button on the Arduino Builder

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 6

It refreshes the list of COM ports

that the INSPIRE system could be

connected to

Check “Refresh” button on the

Arduino Builder

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 7

Now we need to follow a similar

procedure for the other file in the

release.

Arduino Builder will now install the

selected file on the INSPIRE system

Click the correct COM port i.e. the laptop

port that the INSPIRE system is

connected to (in this example it is COM3)

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 8

Connect laptop’s USB port to the micro-USB port

labelled “Wi-Fi” on the back of the control panel

of the INSPIRE system

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 9

Check “Verify” box

Select “NodeMCU (ESP8266)”

from the dropdown menu in the

“Target” field

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 10

Select

INSPIRE-100_slave.ino.nodemcu.bin

from the extracted folder of the release

Click “Load Sketch/Binary” button on the

Arduino Builder

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 11

Arduino Builder will now install the

selected file on the INSPIRE-100 system

Click the correct COM port i.e. the laptop

port that the INSPIRE system is connected

to (in this example it is COM3)

INSTALL FIRMWARE RELEASE

STEP 12

DONE